xclude each other, they
rather imply one another. In many instances one can hardly be practiced
without some of the others. The practice of one would unconsciously
bring up the others.

If we study carefully these theories, and especially if we study the
lives of those who have not only professed theories but have faithfully
practiced their principles and attained great health and age, we always
find a combination of various methods.

There is no doubt, for example, that Cornaro completely reformed his
life.

The character of Socrates was the secret of his good health. Temperance
to the Greek did not mean total abstinence. It meant lack of
extravagance; it meant what we mean by patience, by an unruffled
temper,--it meant the right use of all the faculties and powers.

What new hobby, you may ask, is the theme of this book? Nothing that
will interfere with the fundamental elements of the best ideas of all
ages. First of all it is advocated that we go down deeper into all
theories. Temperance should not be applied merely to food and drink but
must cover self-control, repose of life, purity and depth of thought,
and a harmonious development of human nature. The book tries to draw
attention to many important things which are usually overlooked or not
considered necessary to health and life.

The study of expression, to choose only one example, reveals to us, the
necessity of a right poise of the body. One of the leading teachers of
science in this country, after fighting tuberculosis for three years,
changing climates and using all the help that science has provided,
determined at last to go back to his work and to do his best even though
he lost his life.

Making a constant and careful study of himself he again began his life
as a teacher. He met with one with great knowledge of the human body,
one who had studied it from many points of view. He was surprised when
that expert said to him:--"Your dieting will not do you much good, that
is not your trouble. You do not sit right nor stand right, your chest is
too low, it not only cramps your breathing but what is still more
important, it cramps your stomach and all the other vital organs." The
scientist eagerly asked what he could do to recover his strength, and he
received a few valuable suggestions, which he followed, and in six
months he was stronger than ever.

As a student and teacher of human expression for nearly forty years, I
have found most important connec